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  Genus Sphaerium

Species S. fabale

Taxon Information

The Species S. fabale has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Sphaerium (Sphaerium) fabale, "In Canada it occurs in southern Ontario. In the eastern United States this species is distributed from New York south to Georgia and Alabama. In the midwest it is found in Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. (Burch, 1972).

Bibliography

• Burch, J.B. 1972. Freshwater sphaeriacean clams (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 3. 31 pp. [Available online]